Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Brass suggestions?

I haven’t bought any brass in 5 years so I was wondering what brands are proving to be of good quality and consistent now.
I need some .308 Win. brass and have looked at a few websites and have seen some off-chute brands available. It’s going to be used in a hunting rifle, so I don’t need any high end stuff. Just something fairly consistent.
For some reason Winchester and Remington were not available on the few sites that I have checked.
Also does anyone have any good experience with Starline brass? I have seen it around for years but have never tried it.........
(Been making my own 308 brass from ‘06 and 270 cases in the past but would like to get some head stamped .308)

I've used Starline handgun brass in .38 Special, .44 Special, and .45 Auto Rim; probably at least as good as anything available. I would certainly expect the same of their rifle brass.

Take your pick.

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Have never had any issues with Starline.

I'd go LAPUA in .308 Win.

Peterson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only Starline rifle brass I have used are .223 and 6.5 Grendel. The .223 brass seems to be just as good as Nosler---based on a handful of groups shot out of a 788 in .223 Remington. The Grendel brass...hard to say. I had only used Hornady 6.5G brass until I tried Starline. My first impression is that Starline's 6.5G brass is better than Hornady's for toughness, but I can't be sure until I've worn some of it out. I'd try Starline .308 in a heartbeat---if I had a .308.

Starline brass be good

If consistency is the main goal, Alpha Munitions, all day every day and twice on Sundays. It will last for a long time too. It is premium brass though. If not looking to spend that much, I'd go Hornady.

Norma and Lapua have proven their worth to me. That’s all I buy these days.

Hornady 2nd choice over Lapua brass. I believe Lapua is the top brass maker these days. But damn pricey.

A lot of the long range guys use Winchester brass in the 308. They claim that in that caliber, Winchester brass has the largest water volume... they can stuff more powder in it.

I don't shoot my 308 a ton. Currently, I have batches of R-P and FC loaded up. Hard to go wrong... keep in mind that Lake City brass is thick. Your normal loads would have to be backed off, then worked back to the sweet spot.

Winchester brass is total garbage right now. If starline makes 308 brass, I'd jump on that band wagon. If not, I'd buy Sig Sauer brass. I've been using the hell out of it in my AR10 308. It's excellent stuff... Of course, if you want the best buy Lapua...

I'm a Lapua first guy. If I don't want to pay for that then the peterson I have for my 6mm creedmoor is very nice, I'd use it for other rounds based on the stuff I've got. After that I'd buy whatever and neck turn it.

Weight sort, deburr flash holes, uniform primer pocket, neck turn & anneal and you can make pretty much any crap brass shoot OK.

I haven't tried the Sig Sauer brass but BSA isn't the first person I've heard say it's good.

I have used the Sig brass in 308 and its pretty good stuff.

Alpha, Lapua, RWS, Norma on the high end and Lake City or Winchester on the low end. There are some newer ones I haven't tried like SIG, Petersen and some others.

If Privy Partissan is on sale don't overlook it either. Primer pockets need more work but it is very tough brass and was more uniform than recent lots of Winchester and Remington.

In my two 308's I've tried Lake City, Remington, Winchester, Lapua, Hornady, and, PPU (Prvi). The two best for my rifles were the Lapua (on the high end) and Hornady (not so high end). Hornady lasts for several loads, the Lapua will last for a lot more in my experience.

I use the Hornady match for my 308’s

PMC brass is pretty damned good, better than Fed, Rem or Win IMO. You can get 308 on gunbroker at a pretty good price.

Lapua brass IS a little pricey, but you definitely get your money’s worth from it in terms of quality of manufacture, longevity (I have 7mm-08 brass that’s been fired 12 times and still going strong), and accuracy. But, with Lapua, you’ll need to cut back a bit on powder charges. It has less inside dimensions. Best brass going in my opinion.

Regular Hornady stuff has never given me any complaints, but the Hornady Match is my choice if I can get it